Soft Border Patrol Makes A Comeback On BBC One Northern Ireland

Frequently referred to as a ‘mockumentary’, the instantaneously popular comedy is back with a new five-part series centring on a version of Northern Ireland in which Brexit entails a soft border.

Soft Border Patrol is made by Comedy Unit, a production company based in Glasgow and was developed with BBC NI Comedy as part of the BBC Writersroom initiative.

The show bolsters a well-rounded cast, including Karen Hassan, in the role of Soft Border Patrol CEO Lisa McCoy, alongside Neil Delamere and Shane Todd. The show’s hilarity can be credited in large part to its actors, who improvise a great deal of the show’s dialogue.

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8th February 10:35pm on @BBCnireland @BBCOneNI https://t.co/VfWtXhs54H

— Soft Border Patrol (@real_SBP) January 25, 2019

The series features multiple patrol teams, comprised of Diona Doherty (Tracy Jones) and Patrick Buchanan (Connor Lafferty) as the Road Patrol team; Alan Irwin (Sandy Donaldson) as Ground Patrol; Chris Patrick-Simpson (Kris Davis) and Michael Condron (Ben McGregor) as the Rural Patrol team; Faolan Morgan (Derek O’Hara) as Lough Patrol, and Julie Maxwell (Charlene Dunn) and Caroline Curran (Kirsty McDonald) as the Coastal Patrol team.

Soft Border Patrol is produced by Marie McDonald, with executive producer Justin Binding for BBC Northern Ireland, and Rab Christie for The Comedy Unit.

The new episodes will begin premiering on Friday, February 8 on BBC One Northern Ireland at 10.35pm.